Brian Logan
- Journalist and reviewer
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Fin Taylor: So My Wife ... review
Taylor revisits mother-in-law humour with a show on marriage and trying for a baby but the superficiality would be easier to love if it was funnier.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th March 2022How Frayed's Sarah Kendall fell in and out of love with stand-up
Nerves nearly kept her from picking up the mic and then she discovered an industry hostile to women. As her hit TV show returns, the star reflects on the thrill and camaraderie of comedy - and its much-needed change.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th March 2022Flo & Joan review - crowd-pleasing merriment as singing sisters return
The comic duo offer up another entertaining set as they track their journey through dating apps, heavy drinking and moments of mortification.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th March 2022Catherine Bohart review - heartbreak comedy is a keeper
Bohart's shift from coupledom into pandemic isolation - and plotting revenge with a drill-happy dentist - is told with relatable warmth.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd March 2022Nigel Ng review
The comic who hit it big as Uncle Roger is a zesty stage presence but coasts into a comfort zone of easy cross-cultural wisecracks.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th February 2022Mo Gilligan: There's Mo To Life review
The terrific stand-up with the common touch remains an engaging everyman even as the material works in his adventures in showbiz.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st February 2022Leicester comedy festival review - Jackie Weaver: Comedians' Council
Weaver chairs as Suzi Ruffell and Paul Sinha field questions from the crowd, Nathan Caton riffs on lockdown with a new girlfriend and Jessica Fostekew talks no-nonsense parenting.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th February 2022Milton Jones review
Nothing is as it seems in this brain-warping cartoon comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th February 2022Catherine Bohart interview
The Irish stand-up faced the Covid situation newly single, dealing with OCD and with her livelihood in tatters. Now she's back on tour, making comedy from mental health and heartbreak.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd February 2022Spike review
Fast-paced portrait of Spike Milligan hurls us between the comic's anarchic Goon Show sketches, cartoonish clashes with the BBC and the trauma of war.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st February 2022